It may seem that the world is in an eternal state of chaos. In fact, it is. We see it every day as we read or view the news of wars, murder, hatred, immorality and inhumanity. Where do we find true peace? Does it come in a quiet place away from all the noise? Does it make its appearance in the beauty of nature? Can we find it in the face of a child? Is it ever going to show itself? When days seem their darkest – when there seems no end to suffering – when death waits at your door – are those time when you turn to the only One who controls all of it? Most of the time, we wait, we try to manage our lives, we work tirelessly to overcome negativity, but nothing seems to help.

Everyone has their own place of peace and contentment. It might be a closet. It can be found in the Word of God. It can come when you least expect it – especially when you are at the end of your rope and peace seems an impossible destination. I wrote the following words when I was at that point. We all have our own way of expressing ourselves, but prayer is one of the means whereby our words will always be heard. We may not get the answers right away, but we can be sure that God is listening.

POETRY BY KATHY BOECHER

“LORD, HEAR MY PRAYER

Time pulls us away from the beauty around us.
We’re in a race to beat the clock.
Each day becomes a battle field between our time here ,
And hope of eternity somewhere else.
Our days are numbered.
The seconds drop like sand in an hour glass,
Swiftly,
Instantly,
Vicariously,
Tumbling through life at an expeditious rate.
So fast that we don’t bother to enjoy what’s in the moment.
Laughter, tears, times of peace and contentment,
Desire, goals, birth and death,
Run right past us at lightening speed,
As we spend ourselves on the marathon of existence.
We need to slow down,
Enjoy the world we live in now,
Even though it’s not perfect, there is much to enjoy.
We have been afforded these years as a time of grace,
A time to be refined and perfected for the next place.
God is still in control of our future and,
He has something amazing planned for each of us,
When we take His hand and follow Him.
As we wait, be assured that He has our best interests in mind.